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• S1 Likes this wine:

  November 4, 2022 - Charleston Offlineorama VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Various locations): Beautiful. Bright reds fruits, sweet coffee, tobacco. Teases sweet and then eases in the savory. Pristine bottles.

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  November 4, 2022 - Charleston VII; 11/2/2022-11/6/2022 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): I am not always a fan of the old Rioja's but this was probably one of the best that I've ever had. Bottles were immaculate and the wine was really bright and vibrant and also a bit different. Lots of toffee and nougat and not sweet but a hint of a sweet if that makes sense. Towards the end got some coffee as well. Not standard rioja at all, but quite nice.

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• Madera16 wrote:

  May 10, 2022 - Incredible bottle. Strong and distinct nose of cappuccino and coffee ice cream at first. Opened up into black tea. Complex and totally clean. Not tired in the slightest bit, just charting its own course as it travels through time in elegant splendor. Incredibly mellow on the palate with great balance. Wow.

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• SoundinBetween wrote:

  April 17, 2022 - Starts with a deep garnet robe and no signs of browning at the rim. This showed a bit slight and simple at first, slightly maderized nose, which blew off over about 30 minutes.
  
  Red plum, herbs, and cherries with moderate acidity and a simple finish, the palate also took time to develop. Fresh but restrained, this was a charmer not a shower. Fully mature today but would hang on another few years, good today.

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• SurfBurg wrote: 96 points

  April 10, 2022 - What a nose! Amazing perfume of everything you'd want and more in a Rioja, or any red wine. Mature, lots of tertiary things going on, mult-faceted, just an absolute pleasure to smell and to drink. Unfortunately with time in the glass, the nose faded and the wine dried out a bit on the palate -- so please, do NOT decant. Next morning, I could still "taste" this wine -- that's how long the flavors lingered.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1980
• Type Red
• Producer R. López de Heredia
• Varietal Tempranillo Blend
• Designation Gran Reserva
• Vineyard Viña Tondonia
• Country Spain
• Region La Rioja
• SubRegion La Rioja Alta
• Appellation Rioja

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• In Cellars 153 (55%)
• Consumed 127 (45%)

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